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Odyssey

Name: Odyssey
Rating: 3.6

5.12- YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British

Routes in Odyssey

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	Driving at Night S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Half Moon T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Hang Ten S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Odyssey T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Ouch S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Type:	Trad, 70 ft (21 m)
GPS:	42.08032, -113.70666
FA:	Tony Yaniro 1983
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Access Issue: (1) Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, & all the crags north of Twin Sisters are CLOSED. (2) There are no longer trash cans in the park. (3) Highlining ban in place for CIRO and CRSP Details

(1) The area, crags, and routes just north of the Twin Sisters are on private land and the landowner posted no trespassing notices at the gated road/trail to the area. Any access of these areas and routes is trespassing. The area was closed by the landowner due to trespassing, illegal camping, fires & trash, and disregard of owner's privacy.
Please be respectful of the land owner's wishes and do not climb or hike here. This includes White Lightning, Skinner Roof, Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, Larry's Annihilation, Needle Rock, Mississippi Fred's, and Secret Tom's.
(2) In 2024 CIRO implemented a no trash cans anywhere policy. Be prepared to take your trash home with you. facebook.com/CityOfRocksNPS… and nps.gov/ciro/planyourvisit/…
(3) HIGHLINING IS PROHIBITED
Highlining at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park is prohibited as of August 28, 2019.

Here are Google Drive links to the closure and the updated Code of Regulations for CIRO. drive.google.com/open?id=1y… and drive.google.com/open?id=1Y…

Description

This is the obvious left leaning crack on the west side of the Odyssey formation. This formation was originally known as the "Hershey kiss" as its pointy domed top resembles the famous candy. The story is the crack was supposed to be known as "Ought to See" (coined by Stan Caldwell?) but erroneously was recorded as Odyssey. A bolt protected boulder problem guards the opening moves before one can gain the crack. Once in the crack (no small feat!) the climbing is overhanging, athletic, and well protected. The upper section (crux is 11a/b or so) was a bit dirty and quite sharp- you may want to protect those paws with some tape. Dave Bingham advises to "Sneak past the bizarre bottom crux and then contend with one of the best overhanging jam cracks at the City of Rocks." This description leads one to believe the start is really 12a and just requires one unlock a clever solution- I know many who have tried and tried not been able to free the opening moves and establish in the crack. This feels like the most 5.13 12a I've been on in the City. The good news is you can tug on that draw after you fail with the fight of your life and then reach up to the first finger lock in the crack- probably A0 11b- and damn good at that!

Location

Approach via the boxtop trailhead and walk down hill until you cross the stream (likely dry in late season) and then follow the loose sandy trail in the circle creek bottom to the Hershey kiss locking formation. Approach time approx 15 minutes. You must walk off the backside of the rock.

Protection

A single bolt protects the balls hard boulder problem start, then bring doubles of .5 to 2.5 inch cams and a single 0.4 to protect the initial moves after the bolt. Mussy Hooks for anchor.